St. Louis Post-Dispatch
October 23, 1902

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+ wat ee ~“@alifornia Venus.” "™HE ONLY ST. LOUIS NEW “4 TWENTY PAGES. SPAPER WITH THE ASSOCI ATED aie r 7 1 > ie _ rR ‘ eh % ; £35 ee ay Neti (des pel tq : “A akan PRESS DAY DISPA . . ~ ee 7 7 ae Oy HE a . ¥ z cs ~ VOL. 55, NO. 63, ST. LOUIS, THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 23, 1902. - PRICE} in St. Lonia, One Outside St. Louw i Jody of Murderer of Cali- fornia Beauty to Be Brought | to St. Louis. : e WOMAN WAS MODEL FOR GOLD | “STATUE AT CHICAGO FAIR. e Relatives Here Say She Was His Wite, ‘but Press Dispatches Referred to Edward Marscheutz as a Re- jected Suitor. -Bdward Marschuetz, who committed sui- “ide in San Francisco Monday night after ‘murdering a Seautiful young woman xown @s the “California Venus,” will be buried in St, Louis. His aged father, Edward Marschuetz, Br.; his brother, Charies Marschuetz, a sis- ter and a stepsister reside at 2340 Dodier street. They have wired A. L. Reed of gan -Prancisco, the recent employer, to for- ward the remains to this city at their ex- ‘They are anxiously awaiting news as to the shipment of the body and the time it arrive’in St. Louis. They have learned ting from San Francisco about the jouble tragedy in addition to what the brief ches contained. He a telegram late Tuesday night, ‘by Julian B. Brandon, saying: “Break news to sister and father. - Details of Tragedy. The family is awaiting this letter for the complete details of the dual tragedy. They we bowed in grief over the shocking news, ut they are desirous of making’ one state- nent in connection with the case. That is that the “California Venus,” vhom he shot, was not Miss Marian Nolan, Oo x22 \ ee ee ie - ‘ eat ee oul , whom Marscheutz hot, won her title of ‘California Venus” 1892. She was adjudged the winner of A ty, contest to decide who was the perfectly formed womdn-in Call- 4s. @ result .of this victory her figure Ss sculptured in gold and exhibited at the ‘WOrid's fair in Chicago as a portion of the California display. _ When Marschuetz was in St. Louis in 1901 he had with him a photograph of the His relatives say it showed her to be a superlatively beautiful wo: Most Beautiful _. Woman He Ever Saw. Charles. Marschuetz says that another ‘ative, who saw her in California, said hat “Ed's wife’’ was the most magnificent | ‘woman he ever saw. “They can say she was pretty,” said one of his sisters to the Post-Dispatch, ac- centing the pronoun, “but he was hand- some, too. He was handsome enough for any woman to fall in lave with.” He is described as of medium height, well bullt, with dark hair and a brown fustache. He was 35 years old. “AB a result of the advertising Miss Nolan réc@ived from her rciection as the model the gold statue, she went on the stage. dispatches say that she assumed small parts, and did not advance in theatrical profession. uetz was also on the stage. “His tives say that he sang very sweetly. It was his stage life that brought! him to Louis in 1901. He came to his native y as hoon gen of the Wallace-Sisson wmpany that presented a sketch in the Vaudeville program at the Columbia. He @ppeared, according to persons who saw the sketch, in the role of a peacemaker attempting to settle differences between a husband and wife. Domest ar - According to Charles Marschuets, the in- terference of the Nolan- family in his @rother's domestic affairs caused trouble. “I know they were married and that they lived with ae folks,’’ he said to the Post- | “She wanted him to go on the stage because he had such a good voice, and he did so to please her. But he didn’t \ike the stage and went back to her. Then, ibellevv, her folks wanted her to go on waaase. and he didn't want her to. es Marschuetz said that within the St week his sister received a letter from in which he said “thi w eet.” ngs were not E Marschuetz, Sr., is a retired tin- Ware dealer and stove merchant. Edward, or., was his third son. When a boy he t to work in the office of Wernse & At the age of 22 he His brother says he went nd entered the service of &@n optical company. The firm sent him West as a salesman, his brother says, and amee in Califurnia he concluded to locate here and try his luck at r:/ning. ‘Mstead of becoming a mine owner, he fas & stenographer and bookkeeper. He this employment to go on the . hen he took up stage life his family say @o not know. After he left it, he to his employment as stenogra- oe Atay af ocd 5 ‘ “hot ad > . s , 4 t P ~ ered , i wP ~~ & ' Na lt * : ; co f , ee, ale ae Shy, as £ ~i -! 9 . BURIED HER LIFE AFTER DEED . 7 ee eee +e ee d % night and stopped to converse on the front steps of her residence. There they quarreled and she ordered him to leave her, the dispatches say. He re- fused, and, it is said, she struck him with an umbrella. Then he shot her, and, after satisfying himself that she was dead, shot himself. ; Members of his’family not only say that Edward Marschuetz was married to the “California Venus,” but that one child, now dead, was born of the union. They say that while he was playing at the Columbia he received a dispatch from her that their child was dying, and that while he was playing in Chicago they for- warded to him a dispatch announcing the child's death. The family recall that almost immedi- ately on receipts of this telegram he quit the stage and réturned to California. LOOK OUT. FOR THUNDER Dr. Hyatt Seys That Damp, Sticky ‘eather Is Down on the Map hw “out for thunderstorms Thursday’ t, and ff they fail to come, do not let over-confidence keep you from carrying an umbrella Friday. This is Dr. Hyatt's advice to the public. :. says that the de- ights of Indian sum- mer are likely to be interrupted by a lit- tleatmospheric dampness, but that there will be no heavy storms, just light showers. rive from the Northwest, will mix weather matters up Thursday night and Friday. The temperature, Dr. Hyatt says, will change but little. . OT as ¥. wos: > oy se foe hee on. rn . a So nw mwinge | i" vet ‘ . a ‘ a Pi _ or. ¥ : # t et a 4 . ¢ , " 3% ov % os “ge, : - ets V Seles te 5 if 5 ms Sa ae 5 See ies hy x ORDERED A Wt AS HE DID HATS ODD REQUEST RECEIVED BY MIL- LINERY HOUSE. IT CAME FROM A CUSTOMER To The. Nort Dole. of Bust The Original Drawing, by a Member of the Expedition, was Brought to St. Louis by Charles E. Rilliet. j Proprietor Turned It Over to Forelady | Special to the Post-Dispatch, __ ¥ NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—John Miles, owner of a millinery store on Broadway, sprung a@ surprise on 40 of his lady employes to- day. P “Girls,”” he said, “oné of our customers has written to me fora wife. He is a fine man and has money, and we must fill this order somehow. We never turn orders down.” With that he turned the letter over to the forelady, saying: “You've got to fill that order.” “Oh—h,”’ sighed a chorus of voices, “‘this is so sudden—but how can—” ‘“‘Never mind how,’’ broke in Mr. Miles. “This man has ordered a wife, and you have got to get him one.”’ With that Mr. Miles hurried away. The forelady busied herself reading, the letter. Her surprise turned to sorrow, for she found she was not a brunette. She also found that the letter was written by Peter Martin of Genova, Pa., an old customer of the firm, who was reputed te be very wealthy. “Oh, girls,’’ she exclaimed. ‘‘This is from Mr. Martin, and he wants a wife, and she must have black or brown hair, and she must be between 25 and 4, and what do you think of that? He doesn’t care if she is a widow and has two children! Now, what do you think of that? Goodness racious, girls, somebody’ll have to marry im, and can’t, because, you see, I haven't got brown or black hair.’’ The forelady blushed and sat down. Somehow 13 of the girls who did have brown or black hair sort of cuddled to- gether. “And what do you think of this?’ ex- claimed the forelady again. ‘‘He says he doesn't want any red heads.’’ _ “I know this is a rather peculiar order,” the first part of Mr. Martin’s letter read. ‘But you have always filled my orders, and I want you to fill this one. You just get me a wife.” The forelady wrote the names of 13 girls on a siip and sent them to the office. They were forwarded to Mr. Martin today. He will take his choice. Almost any day he is expected to appear in the doorway of the workshop. Mr. John Miles was very much surprised today when he peeped into the workshop and saw 4) girls all dressed up in their Sunday best. He smiled. ~s a ae First race, six furlengs, sell ng: Jobn Storm - *Tenny Belle Royal Athiete Second race, five and a half furlongs, selling. 861 Lennie Powell R88 Orrie Goan ent wenee 2 eRe ee eee eee ee ¢ FRIDAY’S FAIR GROUNDS ENTRIES WO seer eeeere sdb Gosk dara (F 2 Which way ss north? Ed —~o PROF, LORENZ BROK j PATIENT'S FEMUR SPECIALIST WAS OPERATING ON A CHILD’S HIP. TENTH MISHAP IN 1000 CASES | 4iic Distinguished Surgeon Says It Only . = > ; ir vo fe . ‘ enna surgeon, has had the first mishap in his American experience. At Mercy Hospital, the femur of lle Mason, on whom he was operating, ke while the doctor was treating her’ The fracture was accompanied by ®sharp report that was heard distinctly all over the amphitheater. Prof. Lorenz stopped the operation at once and explained that the adcident was the tenth that had occurred in the course of his caring for more than 1000 cases of dislocation of the hip. The patient is kept securely bound in plaster bandages. “It postpones ‘the operation,” he said, “but in no way affects the ultimate out- come. In fact, the patient is in better cendition than before the fracture, and there is better assurance of her complete recovery from the deformity.” Physicians who have studied Prof. Lo- renz’s methods agreed with him that the accident would work no permanent injury to the child. The case was put by Dr. T. A. A. Davis as follows: “The chief difference between Prof. Lo- renz’s methods and those we have been in- structed in is that he uses four times as much force in his manipulations as the books prescribe. He also puts on a plas- ter cast of four times the weight the texts recommend.”’ SUOTHSAYERS MUST PAY UP Summonses Prepared for Sixty of the City’s So-Called Fortune Tellers. Summonses for 60 fortune tellers, necro- mancers, astrologers and soothsayers have been prepared by Assistant City Attorney T. L, Anderson of the Dayton street police — and will be served in the next few The fine, on conviction, is not less than $100 nor more than $200. The lower amount named is the cost of the license. According to the city ordinances, a for- tune teller is “one who for compensation tells, or pretends to foretell, the events of one’s life, or who pretends to a knowledge of future events.” r 912 Jack Demund 105 913 Bacchus v7 {*)1 Erne **eeeeee *e60868668 eeées v7 Mace Russell 1. Josle Sixth race, seven furlongs, selling: 908 Weildeman Kohn Wreath . INVESTIGATE NEW WATER PLAN There the coffin was lowered beside those of Younger’s brother. mother. and the grave had finally been covered 01 ty quantity of flowers, sént : LEE'S SUMMIT,Mo.,Oct. 23.—The r of Jim Younger were Interred tn the fan Jot in the little cemetery in this town forenoon. sh the home of N. 8. Fenton, where crowds of people had passed by the o The house was crowded and many unable to gain admittance, The simple service was _ Mrs. Fenton, a niece of the Younger by Pled a quartette which sang, “Rest, Heart.”’ Rev. 8S. H. Shiffier of the Church followed in pray and among the mourners were seve had fousnt with Quantrell, Price helby. These, with the relatives and a of ) cng from the surrounding ma e up the cortege to th e cer Into a No services were said. m near and far, -were p on the . ~ Z. mound. oe % * Cael = > - MISS ROOSEVELT NOT ENGAGE x “it; Xa Story That She Will Wed John way of Hot Springs Denied whe, SZ Washington. Tas WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.—It is aut! - tively stated that there is absolutely foundation for the report from Little R he engagement of — to Mr. of Hot Spey rk., rega t “* Alice Roosevelt, da ao Ae Father Has Not H ks c ed John way nae + ing. I can ofit at all.” KRATZ CONTENT IN MEXICO er Guadalajara Says Fugitive 3 Has Interested Himself in Business There. “Kratz is acclimated in G and seems to be enjoying himself. a interested himself in business ent in Mexico, and seems to have no in of returning to the United States, desire ever to = me. fugitive hief of Det This account of Ge. Desmond Se by Walter ted ‘only say that I know a — boodler was given to formerly a resident mm a4 who owns a large brewery & Guadalajara. . /- a During the st summer he has @ much of Krats, and he stories of the mental an by the fugitive have no man's actual condition, which is ecmparative ease and content. WON HIS HOSTESS AT A DANG pe igs : Frederick Pape, Park Superint at Marries Girl Who Borrowed for Social Event. Frederick W. Pape, general : dent of parks, and Miss May Miller - Loughborough avenue be r Wednesday afternoon at 6 0’ at. bride’s home, and Sonertes on a come trip through the South. The will live, am their return, at w : Ages eee i. Miss Miller was formerly a cher i the Moares eenees, ane nes mae rie in Sout . uls. er acq n Mr. Pape was formed at a pavilion pa in Carondelet Park last symmer, for a permit was secured from him in ficial position. Mary Rev. Father Crane of St. pores he ae “aheabente were ceremony, an e® a Marte McNichols of 420 Bowen street James Murphy of 7312 Minnesota avengiy = : cae? a MRS. INGALLS’ STATISTICS, St. Louis Temperance Worker Makan Report on Cigarette PORTLAND, Me., Oct. 2—In het 3 to the National Conventiory of the . T. U., Mrs. F. H. Ingalls of 8t. Le perintendent of the department of narcotics sald: “In a circular sent out at the of the/year I if we work quiet of ee te wou vy ar a ¥ Pe a ~ ~~ ' 2 ; ° a s ry ‘ ¥ tion : “ey ae, : , aw Mayor Wells and B. P. I. Officials Go | to St. Albans, Mo., to Inspect Portion of the Meramec. - A part of city and World's Fair officials, Mr. Knight has a echeme for Miesourl river at St. Albans, . laims the F a . i natural and. a. mm Fy > > = 4 4s